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George Clooney attends the "Wolfs" photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 01, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Clooney: CBS should have told Trump off

Alex Galbraith

The "Good Night, and Good Luck" star worried about the future of the press in a new interview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds a joint news conference with on February 18, 2024 in Ankara, Türkiye. (Yavuz Ozden/ dia images via Getty Images)

Zelenskyy: US might deploy troops

Alex Galbraith

The Ukrainian leader said Trump is weighing American troop involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

Karoline Leavitt speaks at the White House press briefing room in Washington DC, United States, on December 11, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The politics of a White House pregnancy

Andi Zeisler

Amid confrontations about who gets to be American, Leavitt’s pregnancy is weighted with subtext

A rustic Dutch oven filled with hearty stew (Audrey Patsiga / Getty Images)

One mindset shift for better cooking

Ashlie D. Stevens

Heading into the new year, give scrappy ingredients a chance

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with President Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump looks on after the First Couple's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on January 24, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The year of the blue state governors

Heather Digby Parton

The Democrats' congressional leadership dropped the ball. But the party's governors offered action and inspiration

Donald Trump VS the US Constitution (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's latest blitz on the Constitution

Austin Sarat

The president is trying to find a workaround to Biden's commutations — and the double jeopardy clause

A member of the right-wing group Oath Keepers stands guard during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on January 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The Oath Keepers are coming back

Alexander Lowie - The Conversation

Years after the arrest of the group's leader, the far-right militia is returning

Chappell Roan performs on Day 3 of Outside Lands Festival 2024 at Golden Gate Park on August 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Roan walks back Bardot tribute

Alex Galbraith

"Holy s**t I did not know all that insane s**t Ms. Bardot stood for,” Roan wrote

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President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on Nov. 30, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

US carries out first strike in Venezuela

Garrett Owen

Trump said he knows "exactly" who is responsible for the strike, but refused to give details

Is there a MAGA divorce in progress? Trump has now publicly called out Rep. Greene for her views on Epstein and endorsed her opponent in the primary. She's standing firm. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Contributor / Getty Images))

Trump vexed by "friends" in Epstein docs

Garrett Owen

In a new interview, MTG claims Trump revealed his reason for slow-walking the documents

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump invited Zelensky to his private club to work on the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, as the conflict approaches four years since the sudden full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

US offers Ukraine 15 years security

Garrett Owen

Zelensky had originally asked for guarantees of up to 50 years

(Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MAGA's circular firing squad intensifies

Sophia Tesfaye

MAGA's true believers are realizing that Trumpism is about spectacle over substance — and they're angry

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Rhea Seehorn and Karolina Wydra in "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

2025 was the year of the hive mind

Melanie McFarland

The fear of surrendered will is a common theme in the past year's biggest films and shows. What is that telling us?

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein files on July 23, 2025 in New York City. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Epstein held a mirror up to MAGA in 2025

Amanda Marcotte

Trump is desperate to distract his base

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP fears grow ahead of 2026 midterms

Charlie Hurt - The Conversation

Speaker Mike Johnson has to defend a thin majority as he faces a near-record number of retiring Republicans

Sunday, President Trump welcomed President Zelenskyy to Mar-a-Lago to explore further progress on the "20-point peace plan". They left optimistic but with no solid deal. (Jim WATSON / Getty Images)

Trump frames Ukraine talks as his win

CK Smith

The Mar-a-Lago summit ended with optimism and plans for another meeting, but no cease-fire or concrete peace deal

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Sabrina Carpenter and Marcello Hernandez at the Variety Power of Young Hollywood Event at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on August 8, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

Hernández: Fans think I'm Domingo

Alex Galbraith

The "Saturday Night Live" star spoke about his breakout character

While the Kennedy Center bears President Trump's changes in person, a comedy writer preemptively claims the space online. (Hamburg Studios / Getty Images)

Kennedy Center culture war is now online

CK Smith

Part prank, part protest, this move serves as a reminder that culture wars always end up in the digital world

The Metrocard has become a New York icon of its own. The MTA is retiring them for the tap-to-pay option most riders already use. (TinaFields / Getty Images)

End of the line for the NYC MetroCard

CK Smith

The MTA is phasing out the iconic yellow plastic card that carried millions through decades of daily commutes.

Labubu at Copenhagen Fashion Week, on August 04, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

2025, the year of overconsumption

Andi Zeisler

Our tech overlords are determined to keep us shopping. It's working

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Nancy Pelosi attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jody Gerson on February 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Pelosi: GOP has "abolished Congress"

Alex Galbraith

Pelosi said the legislature bends to Trump, before predicting Democrats would take the House back in 2026

A delicious budget meal (Greg Pryor / 500px / Getty Images)

8 ways to eat better, for less, in 2026

Ashlie D. Stevens

Simple strategies and smart pantry moves to help you eat well, save money and start the new year with confidence

Controversial French film icon and animal advocate Brigitte Bardot died. In her later years, she became known also for her far-right politics. (PIERRE BOUSSEL / AFP / Getty Images)

Brigitte Bardot, French icon, dead at 91

CK Smith

Bardot rose as a cinematic sex symbol before retreating from fame to become an animal advocate and far-right patron

Volunteers hand out signs opposing a data center complex in Tucker County, West Virginia, following a public meeting on June 30, 2025. (ULYSSE BELLIER/AFP via Getty Images)

West Virginia's new strip mines

Sean Carlton

The Mountain State is experiencing a data center boom — and using the old coal playbook

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